Hay elevator and carrier



(No Model.)

J. B. GOMER.

HAY ELEVATOR AND CARRIER.

No. 329,021. Patented Oct. 27, 188 5.,

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JOHN B. OOMER, OF VIOLA, TENNESSEE.

HAY ELEVATOR AND CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,021, dated October 27, 1885.

Application filed August 24, 1885. Serial No. 175,228. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. GOMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Viola, in the county of \Varren and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hay Elevators and Carriers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in hay elevators and carriers; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices, that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims. 7

In the drawings, Figurel is a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 00 at of Fig. 2.

A represents a track, which may be made either of wood or iron or any other preferred material, and which may be either inclined or level, as here shown. This trackmay be either supported upon posts in an elevated position or suspended from the rafters of a barn or storehouse.

At one end of the track is a vertical post, B, having an opening, I), and a grooved pulley, b, journaled in the post above said open- 1ng.

At the opposite end of the track is a simi lar post, 0, in which is journaled a second pulley, 0.

Near the post 0, on opposite sides of the track, are vertical posts or standards DD, in which arejournaled transverse shafts EF, the' the latter of which is above the former, and is provided with a crank, f. The cranked end of the shaft F has its bearing in the bottom of a vertical slot, (1, made in the post D.

A drum, f, is secured on the center of the shaft F, and said shaft has also a spur-wheel, f that normally engages with a similar wheel, 6, on the shaft E. A pulley, e, is secured to the center of the shaft E.

(1 represents a coiled extensile spring in the slot d, and bears on the upper side of the end of the shaft F, so as to keep the wheels f 2 and e normally in engagement, but also permits the cranked end of shaft F to be raised against the pressure of the spring, to move the wheel f 2 out of gear with wheel 6.

H represents a carriage having wheels or rollers h, that run on the track. A pulley, h, is journaled in the center of the carriage, near one end thereof, and the carriage is also provided with a lever, G, which is fulcrumed near one end, as at g, and has its outer end proj ecting beyond the end of the carriage. On the upper side of the projecting end of the lever is made a notch, 9, adapted to engage with the upper side of the opening bin the post B and lock or latch the carriage to said post. A spring, g bears against the under side of the long end of the lever, and the short end thereof is shaped as shown,and adapted to bear against the pulley h. From the short end of the lever depends a rod, 9 the lower end of which has a horizontally-bent loop or eye, 9.

(t represents an endless crossed rope, that connects the pulleys band e, and to which the carriage is attached, as shown.

An elevating-rope, z, is attached at one end to the drum f, passes around the pulley c and over the pulley h in the carriage, and through the eye 9 and to the depending end of the rope is attached a suitable grapple, as shown in Fig. 1, when the invention is to be used for elevating hay or straw; or a bucket may be attached to the elevating-rope, as shown in Fig. 2, when the device is to be employed for raising water.

L represents an L-shaped keeper, which is fulcrumed to the standard D, as at One arm ofthis lever or keeper is provided with a head, Z, adapted to bear under the cranked end of the shaft F and raise said end to disconnect the spur-wheels, as shown in solid lines in Fig. 1, and the other arm of the lever has a catch, Z, adapted to catch over the cranked end of the said shaft and lock it in position to gear the wheels, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The carriage is in its initial position when locked to the post B. While the latching-lever is in engagement with the opening in said post its short end is raised above the pulley h and out of contact therewith. The cranked end of the shaft F is raised to disengage the gear-wheels and said shaft is rotated, which winds the elevating-rope on the drum, and

raises the weight until it strikes the eye of the rod and raises the short end of the latching-lever and'lowers the long end thereof, causing it to release the carriage from the post 13. Continued rotation of the shaft F causes the elevating-rope to draw the carriage along the track to the opposite end thereof, when the bucket or grapple will be discharged of its contents. During the travel of the carriage over the track the short end of thelatchinglever is caused by the spring that bears against said lever to bear against the pulley h and the elevating-rope, and act as a brake therefor.

In order to return the carriage to its initial position, the gear-wheels are thrown into engagement with each other and the rotation of the shaft F reversed. lhis causes the endless rope a to move the carriage and the drum to uncoil the elevating-rope as the carriage recedes until the latter rear-hes the post B, when it is locked thereto by the latching-lever, which releases the pulley h and the elevatingrope, and permits the bucket or grapple to be lowered, as will be readily understood.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination of the track, the pulleys b and c at opposite ends thereof, the geared shafts E and F, the pulley c on shaft E, and the drum on the shaft F, means for throwing said shafts out of gear, the crossed endless rope a, connecting the pulleys b and e, and the carriage on the track connected to rope a and having the pulley h, the latchinglever for locking the carriage at one end of the track, and adapted to bear on the pulley, the elevating-rope over the pulleys 7L and c and connected to the drum, and means for tripping the latching-lever automatically, to release the carriage and apply the lever to the elevating rope and pulley it while the carriage is moving on'the track, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the track, the pulleys b and c at opposite ends thereof, the geared shafts E and F, the latter being vertically movable, the pulley e on shaft E, and the drum on shaft F, the lever L, for raising shaft F to disconnect it from shaft E, the crossed endless rope a, connecting the pulleys bf and e, and the carriage on the track attached to rope to and having the pulley h, the latchinglever for locking the carriage at one end of the track and adapted to bear on the pulley, the elevating-rope z over the pulleys h and'c, and connected to the drum, and means for tripping the latching-lever to release the carriage and apply the lever to the elevating rope and pulley h while the carriage is moving on the track, substantially as described.

3. ,The combination of the carriage having the pulley, the rope, the lever G, forming a brake for the latter, and a latch for securing the carriage at one end of the track, with thetrack having the pulleys b. and c at opposite ends, the geared shafts E and F, the latter being movable and havin a drum, and the spring (1, for pressing said shaft normally in engagement with shaft E, the pivoted lever L, having the head Z, for moving the shaft F from shaft E to disconnect said shafts, and the latching-arm Z, for securing said shafts together when geared, a pulley, e, on shaft E, the endless crossed belt a, connecting pulleys cand b, and to which the carriage is attached, the elevating-rope passing over pulley c and attached to the drum on shaft F, and the means for rotating said shaft, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN B. COMER.

Witnesses:

J. O. BILES, A. J. CURL. 

